I hath cantered in a saddleseat show. On purpose. For this year’s Winter Tournament shows, I moved up from Beginner Walk-Trot Adult to the Advanced Walk-Trot-Canter Adult, skipping the four steps in between: Intermediate WT, Advanced WT, Beginner WTC, Intermediate WTC. In my first class at this level, I placed third out of five. AmContinue reading “Show Report: Winter Tournament 2, Hartselle AL”
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New Features
Book Posts As a contribution to their ongoing marketing efforts, I have put a page of Books by Guest Posters in the header. Shop, read, enjoy. Exercise Accountability For those who might wish to follow my resolution to exercise [9th Day], I have started a log at the bottom of the sidebar. To save space, IContinue reading “New Features”
Guest Post: Amber Heintzberger, co-author of Modern Eventing, on Babies & Books
I have not read this book. I do not plan to read this book. It’s too depressing to read about Eventing when the closest I get to a cross-country course is the pictures in the book. Maybe some day. Meanwhile, Phillip Dutton is an accomplished rider and Amber Heintzberger is an accomplished writer. I haveContinue reading “Guest Post: Amber Heintzberger, co-author of Modern Eventing, on Babies & Books”
Text Art: BrickFair
As a text project for the BrickFair exhibition, I created my new blog address, rodneyssaga.com, in translucent LEGO. Beautiful in the light. Flippin’ impossible to take a decent picture of. The second was taken with the advice & equipment (diffuser box/lights/tripod) of a professional photographer. Still not stellar. Photographer’s name withheld because I suspect heContinue reading “Text Art: BrickFair”
Back In The Show Ring, Redux
Today is the second Winter Tournament show. Let’s hope my plans gang less agley [Back In The Show Ring, updates]. As before , the goal is for me to make my canter “debut” and do a pattern. LW&TCDR. I will attempt to tweet from the show. Tweet sidebar has been expanded for the duration. TheContinue reading “Back In The Show Ring, Redux”
Foto Friday: Christmas Outtakes
Update 1/15/14: the first photo is my desktop wallpaper. Makes me smile every time. Say what you will about Rodney as a competition horse (and I’ll agree with you), he is an endearingly entertaining lawn ornament.
New Year, New Contest
More accurately: New Year, New Iteration of Old Contest Awhile back, I asked for help finding a showname for Rodney [Help Me Name My Horse, Prize Offered, April 2012]. That was the summer Matilda got hurt, so it took several months until we worried about simple amenities such as Coggin’s tests [Contest in Final Days, January 2013].Continue reading “New Year, New Contest”
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